Cook played in just 25 of the team’s 59 offensive snaps (42 percent) in Sunday’s 19-13 overtime loss to the Colts, and he has played in fewer than 50 percent of the snaps in four of the first eight games this season.

It’s a curious decision by coaches, considering Cook presents a difficult matchup for opposing defenses because of his size and athleticism. And when Cook is thrown the football, he catches it.

Still, Cook is third on the team in receptions at the halfway point, with 28 catches for 373 yards and two touchdowns. His 13.3-yard average per catch is second on the team, trailing only receiver Nate Washington.

Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck missed a wide open Cook as he ran down the middle of the field in the closing minutes of regulation in the team’s loss to the Colts. It’s a throw and catch that might’ve won the game. and it only brought more attention to a player who has been underutilized this season, on a team that has been looking for an offensive spark in several games this season.